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Soviet-era landmines still rock Afghanistan

Friday, August 19, 2016 - 01:58

It's been decades since the Russians laid millions of landmines in Afghanistan, and the explosives are still taking lives. Now funding to clear the mines is shrinking, and a rising Taliban insurgency is complicating things. Reuters Correspondent Josh Smith says the victims of all this are mostly children.

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